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Over 7,000 Sri Lankan people affected by rainy weather this week

Dec 17, 2023, at 07:35 am

Colombo: Over 7,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by inclement rainy weather this week, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Saturday in its latest situation report.

UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods

Sep 16, 2023, at 04:51 am

UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for.

UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods

Sep 16, 2023, at 04:48 am

UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for.

Iran: 3 die in flash floods

Apr 14, 2023, at 04:33 pm

Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.

UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks

Feb 20, 2023, at 02:10 am

New York: Some 1.8 billion people on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the United Nations General Assembly President warned on Saturday, at a water management event in Tokyo, Japan.

Floods of Fury Crush Tourism Earners in India and Pakistan

Dec 29, 2022, at 02:03 am

Fatalism and hope hang heavy in the air as Pakistan and India battle nature’s fury dealing a big blow to the small-scale earners in the tourism industry. Iffat Hasan Rizvi, K Rajendran and Sai Manish report from the two sides of the border

Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods

Nov 09, 2022, at 09:57 pm

New York: Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and northeast Bangladesh, being the highest in over 30 years.

Assam: Over 33,000 people of three districts hit by flood

Oct 12, 2022, at 02:35 pm

Guwahati: Over 33,000 people of three districts of Assam are affected by fresh wave of flood.

36 people killed, thousands trapped in landslides in Maharashtra

Jul 23, 2021, at 09:17 pm

Raigad/IBNS: Landslides in Maharashtra's Raigad district have killed at least 36 people while thousands have been stranded as incessant rains lashed Konkan region of the state.

Assam floods: 78 dead, 35 lakh affected

Jul 25, 2019, at 06:32 pm

Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS): As many as 35 lakh people have been affected in the Assam floods and 78 people have died.

Assam floods death toll rises to 69

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:37 pm

Guwahati, July 22 (IBNS): The death toll Assam flood has risen to 69 as still over 30.55 lakh people of 18 districts continue to face lot of problems. 

Assam floods: Three deed, over 2.07 lakh people in 11 districts affected

Jul 10, 2019, at 07:51 pm

Guwahati, July 10 (IBNS): The floods in Assam have claimed three lives in the past 24 hours and affected over 2.07 lakh people in 11 districts of the state.

Heavy rainfall, flood prediction during G20 Summit

Jun 27, 2019, at 01:56 pm

Osaka, Japan, Jun 27 (Sputnik): The authorities of Japan’s Osaka, which will host the G20 Summit on Friday and Saturday, warned on Thursday that the city may face heavy rainfall, floods and landslides following a tropical cyclone that is currently approaching the Kansai region.

Assam flood situation improves, death toll mounts to 60

Aug 19, 2017, at 01:52 am

Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS) : The critical situation of Assam flood has been gradually improved but still over 25.93 lakh people of 20 districts remain homeless in the second wave devasting flood in the state.

Assam flood: Death toll touches 21, over 4 lakh people of 15 districts affected

Jul 06, 2017, at 12:58 am

Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated after flood waters inundated more areas in 15 districts.